‘The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education As the climbing ivy over lefty elm Creeps tortuously, together the adornment Of the verdant plain, embellishing Each other and together growing, But should the kindly elm refuse its aid The ivy would impotent and friendless wither So is Education to Religion By spiritual alliance bound ‘Through Religion, Education gains reknown, and Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning ‘The sapient teachings of religion, this Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes, AAs the sprout, growing from the pompous vine, Proudly offers us its honeyed clusters While the generous and loving garment Feeds its roots; so the fresh’ning waters Of celestial virtue give new life ‘To Education true, shedding On it warmth and light; because of them ‘The vine smells sweet and gives delicious fruit ‘Without Religion, Human Education Is like unto a vessel struck by winds Which, sore bese, is ofits helm deprived By the roaring blows and buffets of the dread ‘Tempestuous Boreas, who fiercely wields His power until he proudly send her down Into the deep abysses of then angered sea. As the heaven's dew the meadow feeds and strengthen So that blooming flowers all the earth Embrioder in the days of spring; so also If Religion holy nourishes Education with its doctrine, she Shall walkin joy and generosity Toward the good, and everywhere bestrew ‘The fragrant and luxuriant fruits of virtue